I started a boy band in ancient times

The next one is the dungeon.

The leader, Habayashi Wei, was neither humble nor overbearing, but he did not contempt or play tricks, and his demeanor was quite polite.The environment of the cell can even be called a good one, neat and clean, with a small couch for resting, and a small window hanging high above, allowing the moonlight to penetrate slightly.

There are very few detainees on this level, it seems to be the place where the repeat offenders are located, and the guards are all cautious, and when they bring him food, they don't say a word, don't ask a question, Chu Qi wants to know the situation outside but he can't Nobody bothered.

Chu Qi had no choice but to look at the food again.The appearance of the food is definitely not exquisite, but it is not something that cannot be eaten. It may be warmer than what he ate when he was wandering outside, but he still did not move a chopstick.

It's not that he's worried that it's poisonous, he's not suspicious of it, and it's not that he's picky, he doesn't have much appetite, he eats everything the same, it's just that he simply doesn't have an appetite.

Or in other words, full of gas.

He felt that his emotions were fairly stable, but his appetite was still sluggish.He didn't break down, go crazy, yell, or tremble like a sieve like other criminals.He behaved very calmly, as if he had nothing to do in a different environment, and there was no unnecessary movement except that he was on a hunger strike if he couldn't eat a bite of food.

Theoretically, Chu Jingzhong's successive serious crimes are enough to cause death and life in Prince Jing's mansion several times. As the eldest son, he should also be the first one to bear the brunt of the crime.But regardless of the fact that he and Chu Jingzhong have never been of the same mind, respecting the king's defeat, there are some credits to him, just because he had a heart-to-heart relationship with Liu Jiyue early on, he shouldn't be in this prison today.

But if we take a step back, he is just staying here at this time to put on a show—after all, in the eyes of outsiders, he is a real son who respects the king—in order to avoid troubles and gossip, let him be wronged here for a while, and wait. It is not unacceptable for Chu Qi to pick him up after everything is properly arranged.He has always been easygoing and easy to talk to. Although this is a prison, there is no punishment. He only meditates, except for being bored and stopping for the sake of the overall situation. Staying for a month is not a sacrifice.

But the premise of this is to communicate with him and support him.

But not now.Since the confrontation on New Year's Eve, he has never seen Liu Jiyue again, but has been watching the officials coming and going from a distance in the Gouchen Palace, and when he heard the news of dealing with King Jing's forces outside, he also came in in a blink of an eye.

But if he went back to the past, he remembered Liu Jiyue's vow that he would not harm him and would protect him.The memory in his mind is very clear, and the scene of emotion at that time seems to be still in front of his eyes, so most of his resentment was appeased.

As for the part that couldn't be appeased, it manifested itself in the "hunger strike".

On the one hand, he really has no appetite, and on the other hand, he wants to see what the emperor means.

If he heard the jailer's announcement and sent someone to inform him soon, then that would be fine. Chu Xiquan thought it was just his own imagination, and immediately felt relieved.But if...there is no reply, the hidden worries lingering in his mind may involuntarily pop up again.

He also didn't want to be so suspicious and depressed, it seemed that the trust between them was shaky.But the sweet talk was yesterday, the situation in front of him is now, and Liu Jiyue clearly buried the important matter in his heart and didn't disclose it to him at all. Chu Qi was really tight in his chest and had to prepare for the worst.

And the so-called worst plan is naturally... Chu Qi stared at the messy straw in front of him, his mind was as messy as the pile of straw, and he couldn't continue thinking.

In the early morning of the fifth day of the lunar new year, he suddenly heard the polite conversation of the jailer in the distance. It seemed that someone had come, and he was the only one locked up on this floor. As the two of them came in, he said: "Young Master Ming, I can only visit you for a while."

The person who came was Mingyao, while the other person lowered his head and hid his face, rather low-key, it was Chai Bin.

Although it wasn't Liu Jiyue, the haze in Chu Qi's heart still dissipated in an instant. He knew that Mingyao was not only his friend, but also the emperor's man. He went to the cemetery to guard the mausoleum of the empress dowager a while ago, and he will come to see it now He, nothing more than the meaning of the emperor.

He arched his nose on purpose, and hummed softly, "He didn't send you here to persuade me to eat, did he?"

Chu Qi didn't eat for a day or two, but he wasn't very hungry, and he was in good spirits, because he just lay down and slept, and didn't need to move around, and didn't consume any energy. However, although he thought he was in a good state, in the eyes of others, he looked haggard and pale. Pale, and what he said was quite ironic.

As a result, Mingyao was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "Could it be that His Majesty really wants to deal with you?"

Chu Qi was also slightly taken aback, and his slightly relaxed heart tightened again: "...Didn't he ask you to come?"

"...No, I was still in the imperial mausoleum, and I heard that Prince Jing's mansion was raided, and all the people in the mansion were put in jail, waiting to be punished, including you, Brother Xi, and I was so panicked."

Chu Qi was extremely disappointed in an instant. Mingyao, who was far away in the imperial mausoleum, came to visit him as soon as he heard about this matter. It can be regarded as sincere, but how does the person who really talked about love with him feel at this time? ?Why no action?

He frowned and said, "You just came back from the imperial mausoleum, and you came directly to Tianlao to look for me? Didn't you go to find out what the emperor said?"

Not to mention, Chu Qi's mention made Mingyao and Chai Bin look at each other, and their expressions became very ugly at the same time.

Their appearance made Chu Qi seem to realize something. He stared at Chai Bin, swallowed, and asked, "How is the palace now? Are you pardoned, or escaped?"

"Master..." just as Chai Bin opened his mouth, his throat felt stagnant, and he seemed to be holding back his grief, "On the day the news of the prince's death came, Manager Wu arranged a manpower. There are also people who stay behind to prevent rebellion. Director Wu knew that his subordinates were worried about the safety of the master, so he arranged for his subordinates to stay in Beijing and be ready to meet the master at any time."

Wu Zhaolun actually ran away. Chu Qi was not too surprised by the news. Since Chu Jingzhong had a premonition of his own death before going to the battlefield, it was impossible not to explain the arrangements to his subordinates in advance. Although he has no relatives to worry about, everyone in the palace followed him. He has been there for many years, and if there is a way out, he will still fight for them.

Chu Xi said: "I don't have a big problem here, you should find a place to hide first, and then ask His Majesty for mercy after I do, he won't embarrass you."

What he said made Chai Bin anxious, and the three-dimensional and five-thick man panicked: "Where is the problem not serious? The emperor issued a secret order that you will commit suicide tomorrow."

Chu Qi's head was dizzy for a moment, thinking that his eyes were darkened because of hunger, and his ears were hard to use: "Fabricating holy words is a death penalty, what are you kidding?"

He looked at the other person, but Mingyao, who had always been innocent, had no blood on his face: "It's true, I overheard it when I went to Ziwei Hall, so I wanted to rescue you quickly."

Chu Qi stared at him: "What are you going to do to save me? Could it be that you are trying to... rob prison?"

Chai Bin shouted from the side: "The master has a disguise technique before, which allows us to exchange our appearances, so that the fake ones can be confused with the real ones. The subordinates think about it. As long as we use this method, the master will be able to escape smoothly!"

Chu Qi sneered: "You came up with this idea, so Mingyao brought you into the prison? But before you said you were hiding in Beijing, and you haven't even found the emperor's manpower these days, how did you get along with me?" Did Mingyao get in touch?"

"This... this subordinate also happened to meet Mr. Ming." Chai Bin panicked.

"I don't want to mention how you met. He told you the secrets he 'overheard'. How about taking you to the sky prison in no one's land, and trying to drop the criminals? Mingyao will have this kind of situation." Ability? Think about it carefully!"

Originally, although Chai Bin had a rough appearance, he had a delicate mind. These doubts should not have been unexpected. If he didn't hide something, he lost his sense in anxiety.

But without mentioning him, Chu Qi continued to look at Mingyao, and asked very lightly: "Send me away secretly, I'm afraid that's what he meant?"

Ming Yao drooped his shoulders: "I messed up."

"why?"

"If you don't say that, you won't want to go."

"Even if I say that, I won't leave." Chu Qi slowly let out a breath from his chest, touched his stomach that suddenly felt hungry, "I believe him."

"But he... has always kept something hidden from me."

This seems like an absurd discrepancy.Since being imprisoned, Chu Qi has been secretly annoyed, depressed, irritable, terrified, uneasy, and apprehensive. He has imagined more than a hundred possible ways of death, even if it is really like Mingyao's lie, he can convince himself , but never thought of pretending to offer one's heart sincerely.However, on the contrary, although Liu Jiyue was tolerant and gentle towards him, loving and meticulous in all aspects, she kept her secrets from beginning to end, and didn't even take her own life seriously.

Even when January was approaching and the residual poison in his body was about to erupt, Mingyao actually tricked him into leaving Beijing with such clumsy lies.

The more Chu Qi thought about it, the more annoyed he felt, but he didn't lessen his worry, and asked bluntly, "What happened outside?"

Mingyao also took a detour: "You and Chai Bin change faces, come out and see for yourself."

If he didn't know that Mingyao had no reason to harm him, Chu Qi would really think that he was abetting him to escape from prison. He rubbed his eyebrows, but he heard Mingyao continue: "The envoy from Xiwan came to discuss the matter of reconciliation. Princess Zhaohua's marriage is almost a certainty."

As soon as these words came out, a flash of light suddenly flashed in Chu Qi's mind, and he immediately asked, "Who is here?"

"National teacher Xiwan, leader of the witch clan, picked up by Cheng Qiu."

This aligns everything!Chu Qi's expression suddenly changed.Liu Jiyue's handling of King Jing in a hurry was not because she was really loyal to Chu Jing, and she didn't even want to bear the slightest chance, but because she wanted to find a reason to send him to prison, or even "execute him in secret". It was to secretly send him away, away from the fight with Cheng Qiushi.

He was not sure why Liu Jiyue had to make plans with Cheng Qiushi, or even "sign a contract" with him, because from his point of view, this step would do far more harm than good.Cheng Qiushi is a difficult person to control, it is impossible for Liu Jiyue not to know, and even if Cheng Qiushi treats each other sincerely and does his best to help, the goal of unifying the four countries is really illusory, even if he takes a step back, it is just to expand the territory. Not easy.

What's more, he remembered the words Liu Jiyue whispered in his ear a few days ago...

——Don't worry, he will only... make wedding clothes for you.

Chu Qi came back to his senses suddenly, his heart was pounding, he held Mingyao's wrist tightly: "He asked you to send me away secretly, where is he going?"

Mingyao was startled, and then continued: "Yes, yes... I don't know too well, but it seems that His Majesty knows the whereabouts of those who defected from Prince Jing's Mansion, so maybe he will push Brother Xi to their side. "

This answer is somewhat beyond Chu Qi's expectations, but it is reasonable. The emperor does not need to negotiate with those people. Chu Qiming's identity is still King Jing's son. If they are bumped into by Wu Zhaolun and others on the way to escape, they will He will definitely not let go of it, and even risk his life to save him.In this way, there is no need to make separate arrangements, but it becomes dark under the lights, and there will be excuses for the reversal in the future.

In a short time, Chu Qi had thought about it several times. He pulled Chai Bin and began to change his clothes: "I will temporarily change your and my appearance. I will go out to do some errands and wrong you to stay here for a while."

Chai Bin didn't say a word: "Master, after you leave, don't come back."

Chu Qi glared at him: "I said that the emperor doesn't want to kill me, I must deal with this matter well, so that he won't..." His voice gradually lowered. There are so many people in the world, maybe he is the only one who has heard Liu Jiyue's innermost feelings. sound.Even though he acted as if he wanted to push himself away and plan alone, Chu Qi knew very well that if he really ran away, Liu Jiyue would go crazy.

He quickly used the marrow washing and replacement techniques to change the appearance and stature of himself and Chai Bin, and then changed their clothes, so this time he escaped from prison, unlike before just escaping from the palace, he had a better grasp of all the data To be precise, even acquaintances can't tell the difference just by looking at their appearance.

Although Chai Bin was acquainted the first time and the second time, he still trembled when this unimaginable thing happened to him again, while Ming Yao was even more dumbfounded, staring at the two in a daze.

Chu Qi didn't have time to explain to him in detail, he just said: "Let's talk when we have time, Chai Bin, I have wronged you."

He wanted to leave with Mingyao, but Mingyao paused for a moment, looking at Chai Bin with Zhang Chuqi's face in his eyes, as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't say anything.

On the other hand, Chai Bin forced a smile, quite resolutely: "No wrong, master, just go."

Chu Qi sensed something strange from his expression in a daze, but because he was anxious about the affairs in the palace, he didn't think too much, gave him a comforting smile, and left the dungeon with Mingyao immediately.

The sun was shining outside the dungeon, but it didn't feel warm when it shone on his body. At this moment, Chu Qi realized the hunger that hadn't eaten for a day, but naturally he didn't care about eating, and asked Mingyao while walking: "Cheng Qiushi has already Have you entered the palace? Do you have a way to contact His Majesty, I want to talk to him personally. "

"Your Majesty means to ask me to send you away from the capital. It's useless for you to say it yourself, maybe you will send someone to force you by force." Mingyao panted and ran forward with small steps, "Also, Xiao Ling will also go with you, and will come to meet you later."

Chu Qi stopped suddenly, Mingyao couldn't brake in time, and hit him hard on the shoulder, holding his nose with tears and screaming.

Chu Qi thought to himself that he was so hungry that he even forgot about it. He turned his head and looked down at Mingyao from top to bottom, until he took a few steps back.

"I told His Majesty before that for some reason, I can't stay too far away from you, Ling Feidu, He Lanyi and the others. That is to say, something will happen to me if I leave Beijing for a long time. He shouldn't forget This matter." Chu Qi frowned and said, "Also, the reason he transferred me away was to worry that I would start a dispute with Cheng Qiu, but what can't be discussed again? What's more, the deep courtyard of the palace, Cheng Qiu Even if Shi Yiren has great ability, he can't stretch his hand so long, unless the emperor wants me to die."

At the end of his speech, his eyes were stained with thin caution: "So... Yaoyao, do you have something to hide from me?"

"I..." Mingyao's expression changed again and again, and finally, he stomped his feet as if he couldn't explain it, "It's up to you! If you want to enter the palace, you can enter the palace, and let His Majesty tell you personally, woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo If you're dead, you can't do both ends well, how do I know your twists and turns!"

Chu Qi saw that his weeping expression did not seem to be fake, so he turned his head and thought about it. Mingyao has always lived a simple life, and he has no complicated plans. What's more, he was still guarding the tomb a few days ago. Ask Liu Jiyue, and everything becomes clear.

He stopped questioning and continued to stride out.Mingyao and Chai Bin came here in a carriage, and the carriage stopped not far away. After Chu Qi got up, he clenched his whip tightly. First, he held Chai Bin's face. Chai Bin himself was a part-time coachman, and second, he was also afraid of the direction. wrong.

However, just as he waited for Mingyao to sit in, he was about to whip his whip and gallop, when he heard a voice from inside the carriage: "Didn't you hear Mr. Jing?"

Chu Qi paused, he thought it was the coachman, but the face revealed by the curtain made him feel a little familiar.

"Duan Zhishen?" Chu Qi sized him up and said in amazement, "Why are you here?"

A month ago, Chu Qi went to Jinghongzhouxie as a scout, and was dragged by Peng Yongyan to talk a lot about himself, and happened to have a relationship with Duan Zhishen there, but he only met once, and he didn't know him well. Familiar, there is no reason to meet here.

Duan Zhishen frowned subconsciously. On the way here, he was introduced by Mingyao and had a short conversation with Chai Bin. He shouldn't have reacted like this, but he had a lively mind, made associations, and quickly deduced a possibility: " ...Are you King Shizi?"

"Yes, it's easy." Chu Qi said briefly, "Why are you here? Forget it, we're in a hurry, let's talk on the way, we will enter the palace."

"Enter the palace? Don't you want to leave the capital? Peng Yongyan is planning to enter the palace to rob people."

Chu Qi had turned his head at this moment, waved his whip and called out "drive", the horse galloped and galloped, but did not finish the second half of Duan Zhishen's words. He was wondering why Peng Yongyan wanted to enter the palace to rob people. But suddenly he was covered with a brocade handkerchief, his mouth and nose were tightly covered, he was terrified, he held his breath, raised his elbow and pushed, turned around and kicked the man backwards, directly kicking the man onto the carriage However, it was already too late. Before I realized it, I had inhaled a big mouthful of the drug, and suddenly my hands and feet became weak, and I was dizzy. In addition, I hadn’t eaten for a long time, and I lost all my strength. If I fell sideways, I would fall down. .

Fortunately, he was carried into the car before he fell to the ground, but before he recovered, another brocade handkerchief covered his face, and Chu Qi lost consciousness for a moment.

After a long silence, Duan Zhishen stopped the galloping horse, glanced at the man who fell asleep, and then at Mingyao who was curled up because of the severe pain: "Young Master Ming, what's the situation now? Can you tell me. "

Mingyao was sweating coldly, and reluctantly said: "It's the same as what we said before, you take brother Xi to go south by boat, wait a day, maybe you will wait for a man named Ling Feidu to bring a man named Biwu, or maybe It's your uncle, or maybe it's me, in short, just wait for one day, after one day, no matter who doesn't arrive, just leave."

"Ah... It's probably the first time I've got an internal injury, and it hurts me to death." Mingyao's whole face was distorted, "Fortunately, I knew to take the drug with me in advance. Here, the rest are for you. If Brother Xi Wake up within a day, give him some more, I asked His Majesty for it earlier, I heard that it is specially made for the king, a pack can last a long time..."

"..." Duan Zhishen fell silent, "I think this kind of thing should be negotiated."

"I'm too stupid, no matter if it's a lie or a half-truth, I can't hide it from him." Mingyao rubbed his face dumbfounded, his usual heartless face suddenly fell down, "What's more... I There is also my last resort... you go first, I will report back to His Majesty."